The purpose of this article is to establish a rabies vaccination procedure for dogs and cats and to check the spread of rabies for the immediate preservation of life, health and safety for the reason that rabies is spreading among dogs and cats, and becoming a menace and danger to people, livestock, poultry and game, and the provisions herein are designated to prevent the spread of rabies.
W. Va. Code § 19-20A-1
Purpose and policy
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 234 W. Va. 209 - Estella Robinson v. City of Bluefield (2014)
Most recently applied in 234 W. Va. 209 - Estella Robinson v. City of Bluefield (October 2014)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.